ISSUE NO. 1418
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6 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2012
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THE summer sales throughout the Costa Blanca were the most disappointing since the present recession began. Not even the VAT increases which led to higher prices have given rise to extra business before their introduction on September 1. The president of the Association Corazón de Alicante reported “between 30 and 35 per cent fewer sales compared to last summer. “It has been the worst summer since the economic crisis,” he said. Pedro Reig, President of Covaco, a regional trade • Turn to Page 6
Fire pay out SMILES ALL ROUND: But summer holidays are over, and it’s back to school.
Expensive return to the classroom IT’S back to school for millions of children next week. For parents the challenging aspect of family budgets has been faced in recent
days, with one survey in Spain indicating back-to-school costs range from €300-€700 per child in state schools, and more in private.
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BENITACHELL - with 70 per cent of its residents foreign - is among 19 Alicante Province towns with more expatriates than Spanish.
A DROP in summer tourism to the Costa Blanca has resulted in the lowest registered Benidorm hotel occupancy rates since 2009.
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EL CAMPELLO’S Nautical club has been ordered to pay more than €350,000 in instalments to the owners of the vessels destroyed by fire in 2006.